Saturday 16th November 2013
It's Saturday, the sun is shining but I need to do some work! I don't know where this week has gone?!
I am now going to sit down and write up some questions for my survey.. If anyone would like to read them, give me any feedback etc before I go ahead and send them off, I should be most grateful! I want to get them sent out by the end of this week coming so that I have a couple of weeks before the students who are currently training begin their Christmas holidays.
I will also try and read some of your blogs and comment where I can!
Saturday 16 November 2013
Monday 11 November 2013
Talking helps!
Monday 11th November 2013
Lest we forget
An update on my phone conversation with +Paula Nottingham ...
It was really useful talking through each of the requirements needed for module 3 and to understand where I am up to with each and where I can improve and develop in certain areas.
I won't go into the nitty gritty of my own work but I really liked how Paula stated than within an inquiry one "can change their view if they want". This is really key to me adding the word 'can' (as previously discussed) into my inquiry title. I am now able to look beyond, explore a variety of ideas and not be afraid of debating, discussing and questioning more than one opinion. There will not be a right or wrong answer to my chosen question/title.. it's path is changing at all times.
Having had a much needed in depth discussion, I have come to the realisation that I must keep the sections to my inquiry separate when it comes to creating the final questionnaire. Through research and studying, I have discovered that students are affected mainly by adolescence, experience of training and their teachers. I should like to keep similarly related questions together so that I gain the answers and feedback I am looking for. Having a mix or unclear lay out may put participants off. Having sub questions to my main inquiry title will allow further in depth research and gives me the opportunity to have a controlled 'branching out' to reach other related topics.
I am also aware of the order in which I have my multiple choice answers, I mustn't have my own opinion/personally chosen answer at the top each time etc. I should like to make it fair - linking back to my ethical values, I do not want biased responses, especially being created on my behalf. I want every participant to be valued and every response considered and used to enable a equal inquiry.
I now also have other ideas on a few more questions to ask and how to word them along with the structure of all aspects to my inquiry. As I said before, I highly recommend an oral discussion with tutors! - trust me, it helps!!
Lest we forget
An update on my phone conversation with +Paula Nottingham ...
It was really useful talking through each of the requirements needed for module 3 and to understand where I am up to with each and where I can improve and develop in certain areas.
I won't go into the nitty gritty of my own work but I really liked how Paula stated than within an inquiry one "can change their view if they want". This is really key to me adding the word 'can' (as previously discussed) into my inquiry title. I am now able to look beyond, explore a variety of ideas and not be afraid of debating, discussing and questioning more than one opinion. There will not be a right or wrong answer to my chosen question/title.. it's path is changing at all times.
Having had a much needed in depth discussion, I have come to the realisation that I must keep the sections to my inquiry separate when it comes to creating the final questionnaire. Through research and studying, I have discovered that students are affected mainly by adolescence, experience of training and their teachers. I should like to keep similarly related questions together so that I gain the answers and feedback I am looking for. Having a mix or unclear lay out may put participants off. Having sub questions to my main inquiry title will allow further in depth research and gives me the opportunity to have a controlled 'branching out' to reach other related topics.
I am also aware of the order in which I have my multiple choice answers, I mustn't have my own opinion/personally chosen answer at the top each time etc. I should like to make it fair - linking back to my ethical values, I do not want biased responses, especially being created on my behalf. I want every participant to be valued and every response considered and used to enable a equal inquiry.
I now also have other ideas on a few more questions to ask and how to word them along with the structure of all aspects to my inquiry. As I said before, I highly recommend an oral discussion with tutors! - trust me, it helps!!
Friday 8 November 2013
Oral discussion...
Friday 8th November 2013
I will blog properly over the weekend but just thought I'd update you all that I (finally!!) managed to have a phone call with Paula regarding my inquiry.. if you haven't done it already with your adviser, I strongly recommend it. Extremely useful, informative and it most definitely helped to fill in the gaps and set me on the correct path to go on forward.
If I'm honest I was feeling a little lost, I knew where I was and where I wanted to be but wasn't quite sure how I was going to get there. Having a good talk with Paula has enabled me to understand where I want to go next, what needs improvement and I now have a much clearer road ahead.
Let's keep talking BAPP students! I'm finding it really useful comparing ideas etc and reading everyone's blogs.. it's part of our criteria so without sounding bossy.... KEEP IT GOING :)
Watch this space for my new ideas and inquiry progress from my conversation with Paula.
I will blog properly over the weekend but just thought I'd update you all that I (finally!!) managed to have a phone call with Paula regarding my inquiry.. if you haven't done it already with your adviser, I strongly recommend it. Extremely useful, informative and it most definitely helped to fill in the gaps and set me on the correct path to go on forward.
If I'm honest I was feeling a little lost, I knew where I was and where I wanted to be but wasn't quite sure how I was going to get there. Having a good talk with Paula has enabled me to understand where I want to go next, what needs improvement and I now have a much clearer road ahead.
Let's keep talking BAPP students! I'm finding it really useful comparing ideas etc and reading everyone's blogs.. it's part of our criteria so without sounding bossy.... KEEP IT GOING :)
Watch this space for my new ideas and inquiry progress from my conversation with Paula.
Monday 4 November 2013
Further feedback
Monday 4th November 2013
Having received feedback from Paula, it is really useful to know where I need to improve my writing and which questions I must answer to allow a thorough inquiry analysis. As the inquiry is still in progress, rather than re-writing it now, I shall be able to refer back to the feedback when writing more and my final copy. It has become clear to me that I must delve deeper into my words and ideas, give a detailed explanation of what I have discovered. I shall have to give evidence of the statements I give, include any relevant quotes to show how I have gone about doing something rather than just stating the obvious. It seems as though it could be quite time consuming but I am fully aware of the detail I must go into otherwise there would be no reasoning to my inquiry.
Having received feedback from Paula, it is really useful to know where I need to improve my writing and which questions I must answer to allow a thorough inquiry analysis. As the inquiry is still in progress, rather than re-writing it now, I shall be able to refer back to the feedback when writing more and my final copy. It has become clear to me that I must delve deeper into my words and ideas, give a detailed explanation of what I have discovered. I shall have to give evidence of the statements I give, include any relevant quotes to show how I have gone about doing something rather than just stating the obvious. It seems as though it could be quite time consuming but I am fully aware of the detail I must go into otherwise there would be no reasoning to my inquiry.
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